Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Article of footwear formed from two preforms and method and mold for manufacturing same
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Application No.: US14978617Application Date: 2015-12-22
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Publication No.: US09884463B2Publication Date: 2018-02-06
- Inventor: Tee L. Wan , Thienchai Chaisumrej , Gjermund Haugbro , Chia-Yi Wu
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Main IPC: A43B13/12
- IPC: A43B13/12 ; B29D35/14 ; A43B13/14 ; B29D35/12 ; B29C33/00 ; B29C44/02

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a midsole includes placing first and second preforms into a midsole recess of a mold, with first and second portions of the mold defining a first overflow chamber connected to the first recess; closing the mold by positioning the first and second portions in contact with one another; heating the mold for a predetermined period of time at a predetermined temperature such that the first and second preforms melt and bond together to form a midsole, with a portion of each of the first and second preforms flowing into the first overflow chamber to form a first overflow portion; removing the midsole from the mold; allowing the midsole to expand; and cutting away the first overflow portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160107405A1 Article of Footwear Formed From Two Preforms and Method and Mold for Manufacturing Same Public/Granted day:2016-04-21
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